Beit Iba, Jit

Beit Iba, Jit, Tuesday, 15.5.07, pmObservers: Yael S, Zehava GBeit Iba15:45 – a detainee waiting, according to the checkpoint commander, for the Shabak. After quarter of an hour, released.Vehicles exiting Nablus are all inspected, but they do not wait more than 30 minutes. Traffic is relatively thin, and the explanation that we got was that this is examination time, and therefore there are few students.16:30 – change of shifts. An enthusiastic soldier explains that we are interfering with his aiming the rifle if a terrorist wants to attack the military policeman in the window. But the soldier, who was supposed to be pointing the gun at the passing vehicles, left it pointing at the ground while he talked to the drivers.Jit Junction17:00 – we count ten vehicles waiting for permission to turn south or east to Tapuah Junction and Nablus. Traffic westward was moving fast almost without inspection.There is a problem parking our car at this checkpoint.